Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 2

69 6. Do you drink coffee? 7. Do you have homework this weekend? 8. Do you speak French? 9. Is Prof. Yamamoto in today? 10. Do you need chopsticks? D. Act in Japanese. 1. Ask a friend if he is free a) next weekend, b) the end of the month, c) the end of the year. 2. Ask a friend if she feels like a) having coffee, b) having ramen, c) going to an onsen. 3. Reply a) yes, you want to, b) no you do not, c) no, not particularly. 4. As you part with a friend, tell her that you are going to call her later. 5. Ask a friend to send you that file you two talked about because you want to take a look. 会話 Dialogue 2 Tanaka, the project leader, sees Emily getting ready to leave the office. Tanaka ：帰 かえ るの？ Kaeru no? So, are you going home? Emily ：いえ、相撲 す も う を見 み に行 い くんです . Ie , Sumou o mi ni iku n desu. No, Actually I’m going to see sumo . Tanaka ：すもう？ Sumou? Sumo ? Emily ：ええ、初めてなんです。 Ee, hajimete na n desu. Yes, it’s my first time. (So, I’m excited.) Tanaka ：楽 たの しいだろうね。 Tanoshii darou ne. Must be fun! Emily ：写真 しゃしん 、いっぱい撮 と ってきます。 Shashin ippai totte kimasu. I’ll take many pictures there. 単語 Vocabulary kaeru かえる 帰る go home, return no の it’s the case that… See 8-2-1 kaeru no かえるの？ 帰るの？ So you are going home? mi ni iku みにいく 見に行く go to see See 8-2-2 hajimete はじめて 初めて first time darou だろう probably (Plain form of deshou ) See 8-2-3 shashin しゃしん 写真 photo